Explorer post Help

Now, I'm currently a explorer with Hiawatha Vol. FD, which is a good department, but i have a problem. See, I Live about an Hour south; Washington, but Hiawatha is the closest post. I've talked to the chief of the department in Washington, he says that i have to speak with the city on the explorer post re-opening. (we had one, closed in 1998) now, the city officials are stingy on letting an explorer post open. i need some help with what to do to help make a post in my hometown, so i don't have to drive an hour, and to get some help to get high school kids interested in things like this.

This isn't the first time they've thought of re-making the explorer program, i've got 4 firefighters on board. I also need help with getting other's on board
Theirs a kirkwood academy being built in out town, but it opens in 2017, that has the EMT program